Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-10
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, Feb. Is.

red in we're as follows; To change the
name of the Milwaukee Mechanics Mu-
tual Insurance company. To allow in
surance companies organized by special
act of the legislature to change and de-
termiue the time of the office of their
directors, Adjourned.
Houe-The following bills we're con
Cured in: Ne 80, s, relating TO the pub
LEGATION of insurance notices, and amend
ing section 1887 revised statutes. No. 80,
), to appropriate a sum sufficient TO pay
for $50 copies of Sanborn and Berryman's
supplement TO the revised statutes
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing: No. 1872, A., relating TO corporations
and amending the revised statutes. No.
l07, A., TO Tx the fees of sherifrs for re-
moving insane persons TO the asylum.
Ayes A, noes II. The assembly, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Egery, went into committee
OF the whole on the general file, Mr., Brig
ham in the Shair. A calendar eff 56 bills
were considered and reported back TO the
assembly, some with and some without
amendment Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March /.
Senate Petitions of John Stockman
ant eighty others against the in.
crease of the appropriation for farmers
institutes and asking that the five thous-
and now provided by law be appropriate
ed to the state agricultural society. Three
petitions of citizens of Milwaukee pro
testing against the creation of certain
avenues and highways in Milwaukee ns
boulevards and pleasure ways. Bills we're
passed to provide for state insane in
county asylums for the chronic insane;
To appropriate certain sums of money
to the charitable, reformatory aud penal
institutions of the state. To the state
hospital for the insane, $4,000; north
ern hospital, $I3l 900; deaf school, $50
| 000 blind, $4,000; industrial school for
| boys, $4,000; state prison, 100000. To
authorize the state board of supervision
to erect additional buildings at the state
school for dependent and neglected chill
dren. The bill calls for $4,000. Re
| lating to Millers' and Manufacturers
Mutual Insurance companies, and pre-
scribing when they may do general
/ business.
House-The following bills were passed
Applying the general election law OF
1885 to municipal and judicial elections in
places of over 10000 population. Amend
ing the law relating TO the collection
of taxes, 80 as TO require every tow
city and village treasurer 20 enter i
each certificate given him for the pay
ment of taxes not only the name OF Tia,
person. firm, company or corporation
and the date and description of the prop
erty, but also the words, "the valuation
the percentage of taxation At the eve
ming session long debate was INDUCED
in on bill No. 146 A, a bill TO require cor
porahons to pay weekly wages. Tn
bill was reported from the committee 70
indefinite postponment. The bill wa
finally indefinitely postponed by the vot
of 90 to 81.
WEDNESDAY, March 2.
Scnate-The bill to provide for the 7,
lief of James Delane, of Clark COUNT
who lost an arm by the premature dis
charge of one of the state cannon whio
he was firing at n soldiers reunion, wa
indefinitely postponed Lieutenant Coy
ernor Ryland announced the following
senators as members of the university in
vestigation committee, on the part o
the senate; Messrs. Cooper, Dyson am
Kennedy.
House - Speaker Mills Announce,
Mossrs. Knapp, MJElroy, McConrt, Lath
rOp and Spioring as members ON tn
part Of the assembly of the joint legisla
tive committee to investigate the matte
of expenditure of money on the new uni
versity buildings and other matters per
tanning thereto. The following bills wer
concurred in: Providing that when n coun
ty seat has been established in one plac
for period OF fifteen years or moro, an,
permanent buildings have been erected {,
the value of $4,000. the Same shall not b.
removed, nor shall any application 70
its removal be submitted TO vote, excep
on the application of at least one half o
the freeholders of the county. Empow
eri1g the Centralia Pulp and Water Pow
err company TO erect and maint lin dan
across tie Wisconsin, river at a giv~i
point. Relating 20 transcripts of Judg
ments in Justices courts. Appropriatinl
100000 to the board of university re
gents, for the roofing and enclosing sci
ence hall.
THURSDAY, March, 3.
s .ate-Thc following bills we're oou
itIf ~ ius L y Pr gfAub AbA hh' pc iAltAl
of debts and obligations of county agri
cultural societies. To amend 772, chapte
81, revised statutes, relating TO fees 0
county surveyors. To amend section
1927 and 2,.reyised statutes, entitled o
the adoption of children. 10 further pro
vide for the safety of factories and publi
buildings. Relating TO houses of i'll fam
and amendatory of section 1883 of til
revised statutes. Relating to ofense
against property. Joint resolution 10
the distribution or certain numbers o
Strong's Territorial History Of Wiscon
sin, now in the hands OF public property
was concurred in. His excellcncy, tn
Governor sent in the nomination o
Hon Il. S. Miner Of door county, CON
missioner Of fisheries. Nomination con
tirmed. number Of bills of minor i'm
portance were indefinitely postponed.
House large batch Of bills were pas'
ed, among which were the following NOR
important ones Relating TO assessmen
rolls. Relating TO the annual sohoo
meetings and amending the statutes Re
lating to the duties of school distric
clerks. Authorizing the board Of uni7er
sity regents TO hold agricultural institute
at any time they see fit and making al
annual appropriation Of $4,000 therefor
Relating TO railways and permitting trail
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